The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-24


Mr.. Knott speaks enthusiastical-
ly and in the highest terms of Secre-
tary Lamar. aud seems greatly i'm
pressed with his broad and liberal
craftsmanship. lie says MIR. La
mar thought best to take me from
such a conspicuous position, and
put me where / would not attract
so much attention" Aud so he Is
now safe, drawing good salary
under the so called protection OF
Civil Service.
But the idea that the Civil Service
law can be reasonably construed to
prevent anyone from being turned
out, is too absurd to be advanced by
any sensible man.
The Civil Service does not either
directly or indirectly prohibit
the discharge of any employee.
at any time, for any reason salts
factory 10 the heads of the depart
meats.
Mississippi has not one-tenth OF
her quota of appointments in the
departments here, and yet, when a
MississiPpian applies for an ap-
pOintment, he is told that his State
has her full quota.
And when we look 10 see who
represent Mississippi, we find
the great number of them carpet
baggers, who never had any claim
to being Mississippians, and many
who never saw the State at all.
In the filing of that quota in Mr..
Lamar's department, there is one
representative from Kinds county,
who is worthy of note. II is Eugene
B. Welborpe, who has a good clerk
ship, and was one of the negro
insligators OF the Clinton riot, one
of the assasins, that figured in tina,
horrible butchery of the white men of
Mississippi.
Not one Of our congressman
sanctions these things. but they
know that if they should endeavor
to have this william turned out, and
u Democrat placed in his stead,
they would be told that it could
not he done.
Yes, he is "under Civil Service"
What matter that his black hands
are stained with the blood of muir
dered men in Mississippi; when the
Civil Service policy of II mugwump
administration folds him under It's
great protecting wing, too holy and
sacred 10 be touched or disturbed
AS the criminals of old, when
they escaped and could reach the
church and cry Sanctuary, Sancl-
uary," no officer of the law dared
disturb them in their holy refuge,
so when our criminals, our carpet
baggers and negro assasins, in these
departments can get into civil SER
vice, and cry Sanctuary! Sanct-
uary." Mr.. Cleveland and MIR
Lamar seem TO consider them
thenceforth, las too holy tor the sacre
ligious touch OF Democratic hands.
There are those in Mississippi
who still mourn for their loved ones,
whose scarlet life tide criinsoned
the grass near Clinton on that
melancholy day OF our reddest,
saddest riot and it may be that
these monrners will feel bitterly
towards those who retain Eugene
Welhorne here as their representa-
tive in the departments OF the nation
but they must remember that he
is in civil service aud is holy
now.
When l thought Of the many
worthy Democrats in our State who
sadly needed some position ut which
they could earn livelihood, and
when saw the wretched class OF
Radical carpet baggers who hold
good offices here a. Representatives
of Mississippi at first | felt indig-
nant-but l vas too, too hasty, and
| have since learned how holy the
Civil Service is, and that $50
the Muewumps Belong the Spoils.'
AT first it seemed little strange
that in the great land office of the
Interior Department, with nearly
four hundred men and women nearly
all of them in places, l could find
only one real Mississippian, u young
man, who | understand got in by
passing o Civil Service examination.
1t seems alittle strange that Mr..
Lamar should keep in that office
nearly forty men and women from
a certain Northern State, and not
do anything more for the State that
first lifted him up and made him
great-but let us remember that he
is grand, great man, with lofty
and far-reaching views, which We
should neither attempt to under
stand or criticise, and therefore, let
US think as gently and kindly as
possible of Mis>issippis idol.
In going through these depart
ments, and ascertaining the politics
OF a thousand clerks, | may have
made some slight mistakes, but il
so they are unilnportant, and are
those that the utmost care failed
to reveal, and such mistake, il
there be any, needs no apology.
JOHN H. MARTIN